Absolutely Love this lovely little market. The deli department and meats and cheeses are delicious. I am visiting from Kansas City and having these small markets, close to home are so nice. The service is awesome and I love how we have great conversation with the staff 🙂💖

They had a lot of interesting items. I even found a box is weetabix that none of the other stores carried.

Good meat market but the prepared sides and veggies are very very expensive. $9.99 lb for quinoa salad and similar items is a lot. Sandwiches though are good and priced fair

The staff at the market are all super friendly. The owner Patricia and her family all work at the market. They obviously care about the business and their customers. They ask about our family when we stop in, a real small town feeling. During the height of the pandemic in the spring/summer of 2020 they were basically keeping older people in the neighborhood alive. They still have great safety measures in place, carts and everything are wiped down regularly. I have tons of respect for them and will always shop here. The produce is really fresh and well stocked. The meat counter looks really stocked and I know people that go there just for the meat/fish, but we are vegetarians so I cant say much more. Good beer selection, snacks and dry goods are well curated for such a small store. A real Whitneyville icon. Heres to many more years!

Convenient and pleasant place to shop. An all time favorite!

Super nice staff. Great ready to eat food. Decent selection of essential items.

Friendly, Wonderful service, Fresh meats, Delicious food and products! A great neighborhood market for everyone 🤗Just the right size with everything you need. Stop in and see for yourself😊

Excellent, local market. What a gem!

I love this place, the butcher Mike or Micheal was his name. Super friendly and helpful, even Jason was helpful. I asked Jason about duck and he explained every duck the store carried and explained different ways of cooking duck. Also I probably come here to buy short ribs once every 2 weeks or so and the short ribs have ways tasted better. Mike helped me many times with cutting and wrapping the short ribs, and sometimes he gave me a little freebies. I never had a bad experience going here at all, the cashiers have been super friendly and most of the workers there were really nice and greeted me. The vegetables looked fresh and really big. The naba cabbage in there was bigger then any I seen in regular grocery stores. But overall I enjoy coming to this place, and will keep coming to this place for the quality and service.

Great sandwich s John is the main man

Great selection of upscale foods. Great meat counter. Lots of sides.

I did not like it. I would not go back.

A great shopping experience.

I encounter one issue with a food prep worker, but that doesnt take away how delicious the food was!

The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable

Quality products

Produce is always so fresh, prepared foods yummy and service great!

Highest Quality foods and service. If they don’t have what you don’t see what you want they will order it for you. Seriously one of the very best parts of living in this area.

Have only used this Market for Catering, and they are wonderful!! Great food at a great price. Patrice makes sure you have exactly what you need it is always beautifully presented and always on time!

I love love love this place. It has very good quality food. The meat is amazing. And it has ready-to-go food that is so great.We love the chicken parm and the different salads.Definitely recommend!The people who work there are always happy and ready to help. Love it!

Great place, friendly staff and the prepared foods are all amazing. A little gem in Hamden, CT.

Staff is super friendly. Butchers corner in the rear of the store has The Best cuts of meat Ive seen anywhere around. There prepared foods are made from fresh ingredients, you wont find or taste any preservatives, nothing but the best.

Store is part of the charm of Whitneyville.Great place to get a freshly prepared meal when you are too tired to cook.

Two words to describe Whitneyville Food Center.Delicious.Clean..Well stocked with locally grown and made products. We are happier to buy from here knowing we are supporting Ct businesses. There is pre made food as well and you can sit in front of the store watching the cars go by. My favorite store. Stop in say hello buy a few things. You wont regret it. 😊

Another great find - this one is right on the main drag yet sort of tucked away in Whitneyville! Fresh produce, nice deli counter and meats. Also a variety of daily prepared items for those who dont like to cook. Some unique items as well - all topped off with very good attentive and personalized service.

This place has some amazing sandwiches for a good price. The general products are at a slightly higher price point, but they carry some very delicious items that are sometimes hard to find! As a minority its tough to feel welcome in certain stores, but I didnt feel like my ethnicity played a role in the excellent service received. Good folk.

A lovely little market in Whitneyville, people very pleasant, very helpful and you can get just about all your basic needs. The meats are freshly cut, fresh vegetables it may not be Stop & Shop but its never crowded very quaint and I like it. Just a wonderful little market to go to when you need to pick up something quickly.

The traditional small local grocery store that has many items the box supermarkets dont, such as super takeout and great produce, and even some frozen items you can get only there (fresh-frozen OJ). Shop with the owner there to help and never feel like youre part of a factory. Also the place to buy reusable shopping bags made of parachute cloth and desserts made by an actual French pastry chef. Yet they carry all the basics for your grocery needs. Dont miss this shopping delight next to the Soup Girl, across from Books & Co (yet another Whitneyville shopping delight).

Edit: After reading other reviews, there is a common theme here. If you do not fit into Whitneyville Food Centers ideal customer profile, then you are not welcome nor respected.As a young professional new to the Hamden area, Whitneyville Food Center quickly became a favorable grocery store of mine. Despite the high prices, I valued the quaint aesthetics, better-for-you options, and wanted to support this local business. Today changed everything for me. Never in my life have I been treated with such disrespect or left questioning myself after such a despicable display of unwarranted mistreatment.After being at work since 7am, I entered the store and I walked to the back to order my usual ready-to-go meal. Yes - I will admit I was on the phone but I always make an effort to consciously be respectful of others around me. I was not close to the other customer and I was minding my own business, speaking to my grandmother about the promotion I received that day while waiting to be served. The women behind the serving counter stepped away from her customer to confront me about my phone usage which I would have respected if she had of had an ounce of sincerity in her tone or acknowledged my existence prior to this encounter. Instead, she used hateful language and childish insults to my character. A conversation that she entered, assuming in the best interest of the customers, shockingly became a personal attack - to a customer nonetheless. She was so rude that I thought she was joking but the fierce anger escalated and I was blindsided, I did not know how to react. As someone who has never been in an altercation with anyone, I felt so uncomfortable and threatened. After taking her abuse, I remove myself from the situation and walked out of the store empty-handed. I will never go back in there again and if you are a young adult, I recommend that you do not either. You are not welcome, nor supported - they have made it clear that they do not value you or your business.A day filled with joy for the moment and excitement for the future was crushed by the hateful nature of one Whitneyville Food Center employee. I am absolutely appalled by this experience and I truly hope that this individual finds peace in whatever it is that she is dealing with because taking it out on a customer is not the answer. However, it is a shame that I am not the only one who has had this kind of experience at this establishment.Grocery shopping is both a luxury and a privilege; an experience in itself. If anyone makes you feel as if you are not welcomed in that environment then it is time to take your business elsewhere.

Little of everything you need, quick and easy.

A wonderful boutique grocery. I was excited by all the wonderful foods I could buy. It was shocking how many well informed and skilled people were in the store to help.

Wonderful local family owned and run boutique-like supermarket. Friendly helpful staff. Vegetarian prepared food section is fabulous. Meat counter with several butchers prepared to cut to order. No other markrts like this in area. A bit more expensive than Stop and Shop but worth it especially for special occasions.

Went there for my first time as a delivery driver in training....this place is so solid...you can tell that all the employees there are on the same page and customer centric...wish I lived closer...their food was awesome but the experience was even better....

This market is not a place to get grocery staples at an affordable price, but it is a great place to get specialty items, gorgeous produce, meats, and cheeses, a variety of locally baked breads, and an excellent beer selection. On top of that, the customer service is stellar. This market also has a delicious selection of prepared foods, specialty chocolates, seasonal flowers and gift items.

Great selection of premium foods and great staff.

Always pleasant and helpful. Also great products. I always get my steaks there. Produce is beautiful

Excellent local grocery with great butcher section selling local produce that is fresh. Prices are competitive with some line of products hard to find elsewhere. Definitely a place to shop

Great place to shop for groceries.They have everything I need!

Love grabbing lunch here. Filling, tastey sandwich for under $6.

Great meats, small grocery store

Was standing by the cooked food counter while the two employees where chatting away and totally ignored me. The younger guy at the counter looked at me every now and then and continued talking with the other employee. An older white customer came in and the lady at the counter immediately asked her if she can help her. I gave it the benefit of the doubt but just read a review from an African American woman that wasnt attended either. Im Asian and the experience made me very upset. I hope for a mindful customer service. There will be no next time for me here.

The best neighborhood grocery, produce, meat & fish, baked goods in Hamden. Only the best purveyors. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Family run and owned. Five Stars!

Best Market in town. Great Meat and deli with fantastic home cooked food. Super team.

If you are looking for a full service grocery store you found it. Great meats and deli items. Gourmet prepared food bar. Quality produce, local dairy items. Nice people...

This is my passion; making beautiful, fresh, delicious vegan/vegetarian food and I thank our many loyal customers who keep coming back for more. Thank you

I am not a regular customer. However, when I called with a special request for meat, it was cut and wrapped and ready for me at the time I requested. Their customer service is outstanding.

Very helpful employees. I was able to find parking with no problem.

The people are friendly and the food is delicious.

I think it is common issue among the shops around Whitneyville. they are CHEATING the price. please make sure they are charging you what exactly you put in our basket. they over charge you the item you did not buy! it s very small amounts which is less than 5 dollars, so you can not realize but how bad and how clever is that? they exactly did to me. and this is not the only store did that to me. please do not use your credit card, when you buy multi items. please be vigilant what you buy and how much they put the price on it!

A local grocery store specializing in locally sourced food products. Good coffee to go.

I like this place I do... Im all for independently owned grocery stores, and this place does it pretty well. They always have a great selection of deli items and typically have most of the things I need when I dont feel like going to big box grocers. The problem I have is their hours... they close at 4 on Saturdays, 7 on weekdays, and are not open Sundays. For me, these are the times I actually do end up needing something, and they are never open so I end up driving further to a shoprite or other grocer for what I need. This store would benefit greatly from longer hours, but I understand the needs of a small business to keep realistic hours. Just a thought!

Get it to go! Great food, friendly folks!👍👍👍

Old amercian style gourmet grocery store with butcher shop prepared foods. Organic vegetables deserts. Sandwiches. I love this spot. A hidden treasure in hamden

I love Whitneyville Food Venter.! Food! Dessert and the people!

Great market, great food and service. Its a very small grocery store compared to Stop and Stop, but it has a warm, homey neighborhood market ambience...quaint!

I am an African american women. I walked in and every employee established direct eye contact with me yet no one smiled, said hello or asked if I needed assistance. I wanted to purchase a few items however opted to leave. I take customer service seriously and clearly I was invisible.

Cutest little market, fresh produce, prepared food, as well as the necessities, with a surprising selection of craft beer!

Great, small, family grocer. Awesome fresh food to go!

Great neighborhood market. Fantastic meat and sandwiches.

Highest Quality: meats, fruits, vegetables. Lovely staff.

The greatest deli ever in history.

Best place to do groceries, friendly staff and best professional management.

Great selection, convenient layout, super friendly staff!!!

I love everything they have options for healthy eating, and always a friendly staff. :)

Very helpful polite friendly

Amazing selection and super helpful and friendly staff!

Great prepared foods as well as off the shelf.

Delish food and great customer care

Great store..Quality produce and meat counter

A great local market with homemade foods, deli, meats, fish, and fresh vegetables. A bit on the pricey side, but friendly local service.

Love the sandwiches, love the people who work here.

Every neighborhood should have a gourmet market like this. Their cooked food is the bomb too.

Very nice people

Love this local store and deli guys are amazing

A charming family-owned specialty-foods store. The prices are a bit higher than youll find in a chain supermarket, but the quality of the food is worth the extra cost.

Local and friendly

Chicken cutlets are outstanding

U always find what u need

Friendly staff, great food!

Beautiful produce displayed artfully.

Always looks nice produce is fresh, parking is a pain

Small store, but great produce

No place like it!

Great place for a delicious sandwich

Great Tofu for Vegetarians!

Good service

Way too expensive.

Very good

Love this place!

Good food

Nice locale

Very friendly

Great selection

Great, excellent